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2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The educational values of the University of California Museum of Paleontology

Tomiya, Susumu; Swartz, Brian A.; Batavia, Mariska

The University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) maintains the largest university museum fossil collection in the world and promotes research and education at its home, University of California, Berkeley, and far ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The use of the Art Collection of the University of Porto in teaching and research

Garradas, Cláudia

The Art Collection of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) mainly consists of works created in class by young artists during their learning and educational period. These works are collected primarily ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

20:20 Hindsight. Retrofitting research relevance to the University Art Collections at Trinity College, Dublin

Giltrap, Catherine

This paper considers the role of university art collections as meaningful contributors to the achievement of institutional goals relating to excellence in research, teaching and outreach. The discussion takes as its focus ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Creating metaculture: Community-based work with the University of Victoria’s Williams Bequest

Palmer, Carolyn Butler

The current use of the Michael Williams Collection at the University of Victoria provides a case study of a curating practice that develops and challenges Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett’s idea of metaculture. The collection ...

2012-10-24Zeitschriftenartikel

For the public, with the public, by the public

Staubermann, Klaus

University museums have played a significant role in the development of science and engineering knowledge for a long time. The first professorship of technology at Edinburgh University was synonymous with the position of ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Reaching out and reaching across: Collections and social inclusion

Livingstone, Phaedra; Hartz, Jill

This paper discusses the ongoing efforts of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, at the University of Oregon, to diversify itself and the publics it serves through programming, community outreach, institutional change and ...

2011-02-16Zeitschriftenartikel

Mendel Museum, the first university museum in the Czech Republic – Short excursion to the history of university museums in the Czech Republic

Dostál, Ondrej

Mendel Museum has been a part of Masaryk University since 2007 and is the first comprehensive university museum in the modern history of the Czech Republic. It aims to promote the legacy of Gregor Johann Mendel, the ...

2011-02-16Zeitschriftenartikel

From anatomy to zoology: Results on the history of university collections based on trans-disciplinary research

Weber, Cornelia

The majority of research projects on the history of university collections are focused on a single collection or on collections of one discipline. Trans-disciplinary studies, however, despite opening up a different and ...

2012-10-24Zeitschriftenartikel

University collections and object-based pedagogies

Simpson, Andrew; Hammond, Gina

Engagement with objects, either directly or through digital media, has long been recognized as a viable, constructivist pedagogy, capable of mediating significant meaning and context. The increasing uptake of digital ...

2011-02-16Zeitschriftenartikel

The use of collections in research and teaching at the Museum of Texas Tech University

Ladkin, Nicola; Johnson, Eileen; Baker, Robert J.; Chatterjee, Sankar

Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a multi-disciplinary institution conducting research and offering degrees in a multitude of academic, technological, and vocational fields. The museum supports the ...

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